This "milestone in the history of American movies" (Roger Ebert) brashly announced the arrival of the New Hollywood in 1967, establishing a new benchmark for cinematic violence and replacing the old vision of heroism with a new breed of antiheroes. The film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and an unprecedented five nominations for all of the principal actors. Although Estelle Parsons and cinematographer Burnett Guffey were the only Oscar winners, fellow nominees Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, and screenwriter Robert Benton went on to long and celebrated careers.